This is a very "Rare Brass Chinese Winepot", which, depicts the old chinese theme "Three Visit To The Thatched Hut", reading the characters from top to bottom. This piece is from the years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the characters located on the bottom of the piece
is "old chinese", which, is stated to be from the B.C. ERA. The width of the pot is (3 3/16 in. - which is roughly 8.5cm - from the spout to the handle 5 5 /16in which is roughly 13.5 cm. The Height 3 5/16 in. which is roughly 9cm. I purchased this pot in a flea market in 1995, the piece is in excellent condition and well taken care of.